august 2013 fishing reports

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Well august already and peak shark season. Water temps have been fluctuating quite a bit due to the sw winds. Hopefully the se winds prevail this month. Kings and spot are plentiful right now with the ocassional croaker in the mix. Cusk eels are being caught after dark as well as the rays and shark. Also assateague is open to the virginia line so beach access is good. Get out and wet those lines we want to hear your reports but remember be safe and have fun. Message me if you want to catch the toothy critters.

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Read somewhere, might have even been this site, that Sandtigers spawn locally in and around the month of September. Can anyone confirm that September is the most active activity period for spawning Sandtigers? Also, if they spawn inshore, how come people rarely catch the very small pups? I'd imagine they'd be the size of a small dogfish when born.

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Hammy, august and September are spawning months for sandtigers. Ive caught a few with mating marks on them. They remain pregant for ten months then give birth in june and july in the delaware bay. Ive caught newborn sandtigers mostly in early june and they are roughly a foot to two feet in length at birth.

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Fished the OSV for about 4 hrs Saturday afternoon- 4 blues and a whiting. Hard to detect the smaller hits with the surf up so we mostly fed the fish. Would have stayed longer but ran out of bait, and refilling via castnet bayside is a circus with so many tourists. Got a good haul of mullet on the way in stopping at the second bayside lot before the OSV, but you'd think folks had never seen a fish before the way they flock to any sign of life that comes out of the water. Anyone ever try fishing/netting on the OSV bayside? I have yet to make it down that far to the access points.

On a side note, thank you Dave and folks for sharing your vast knowledge of the shore. I figure its about time I quit freeloading off everyone's reports...

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Thank you for contributing buddy. Ive never cast netted bayside from the osv myself so cant really help out there. Y. Went out last night on a guide and surf was pounding. Managed a twenty inch blue and a few spot. Had one pick up and miss on one yakked out bait. Yes we yakked out in the rough surf, barely.